Fares to rise across the capital but transport in ELL boroughs will improve says Tfl’s new 10 year plan

The East London line will see longer and more frequent trains under a new 10 year plan revealed on Tuesday by Transport for London, despite an expected cut of more than £1bn in government funds by 2014.

Details of the plan included doubling road investment to £3.8bn over the next decade as well as a rise in fares.

Tfl predicts the increase to reflect the measure of inflation, or Retail Price Index (RPI) plus one per cent for at least the next five years. With the Mayor ultimately determining fare prices, however, this could change after the 2016 election.

Although this was promised as an aim in Boris’ manifesto this year, the extension was not mentioned in the business plan. A spokesperson for TfL emphasised that it is still a possibility if funding can be found.

She said: “The Mayor is very much committed to further development of the system, which is why he has asked TfL to work closely with local boroughs now to develop further how these extensions could be funded, including from developer contributions and borough funding.”

Should have said the use of the whole Overground network including the East London Line has trebled in the last five years. Thank you for pointing out the error. It has now been corrected. Information was from page 20 of the report